Car brake and fender.



Paiented Apr. l7, I900.

No. 647,75l.

J. D. LON

BRAKE AN DEB.

Application filed. Nov. 6, 123994' (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet I.

' No. 647,751. Patented Apr. l7, I900.

0. LONG.

CAB BRAKE AND FENDER.

I (Application filed Nov. 6, 1899.) (No Model.) '2 Sheets$h9et 2.

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PATENT Fries.

JOHN D. LONG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CAR BRAKE AND FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 64.7,? 51, dated April 17,1900.

Application filedNovember 6, 1899- Serial No. 735,944. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

zen of the United States; residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,

have invented certain new anduseful 1m provements in Car Brakes and'Fenders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a novel construction in a car fender and brake, the object being to provide a fender whichis normallysufficiently raised to escape injury bystriking obstruction and is so connected with the brake mechanism that when the brakes are put on the fender is thrown in positionto scoop up any person happening to be on the track, and, further, to provide a brake mechanism which will enable the brake and fender to be actuated with great rapidity.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of one end of a street-car provided with a fendcr and brake constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of same, the platform or floor of the car being indicated in dotted lines. Figs. 3 and 4. are frag-memtary detail side and front elevations showing the hinges employed for. connecting the leaves of the fender.

Referring now to said drawings, Aindicates a car provided at each end with a vertical crank-shaft B for operating the brake and carrying a ratchet-wheel a, adapted to be engaged by a pawl b on the platform, operated by the foot of the operator. The lower end of said shaft B projects below the platform and is connected by means of a chain c or other suitable connection with a lever 0, forming an integral part of an eccentric D, journaled on a suit-able bearing d, secured to the bottom of the car. A strap E on said eccentric is connected by means of a rod 6 with a lever F, pivoted on a brake-beam f, carrying brake-shoes G to engage the-wheels g. Said brake-beam and parts adjacent and connected with same form a part of the brake mechanism generally used and which forms no part of my invention, such mechanism being aotuatedto force the brake-shoes against the V wheels by drawing the free end of the lever Be it known that I, JOHN D. LONG, a citi F toward the adjacent end of the car.

Extending downwardly from the car-platform on each side and inwardly of the rails are rods H, the lower ends of which are suitably securedto brace-rods h, secured at their upper ends to the car-bottom rearwardly from said rods H and extending downwardly at an incline toward the end of the car and projecting beyond the end of same and beyond said rod H. Pivoted upon the free ends of said rods h is a fender 1, comprising an.L-shaped grating having two leaves i andj, pivotally "secured together and pivoted at their points of connection with each other to said rods h. Said leaf 2' of said fender I is connected by means of a link J with the end of said lever O,'so that the movements of the latter will be transmitted to the fender.

from the ground,so that it can readilypass over small obstructions, such as stones, &c., occurring on the track-and which frequently break the fender, said pivotal connection between said leaves 1' andj being such as to limit their relative movement in one direction, the hinges used being of any suitable construction for the-purpose. In Figs. 3 and 4 I have illustrated one form of such hinge, the members i and j being each provided with a projecting lug adapted to engage each other to limit the relative movements of said members t" and j in one direction; but as soon as the brakes are put on the lever 0 being drawn forward will move the leaf '5 of'said fender forward also and drop the leaf j of same to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 sufficiently close to the rails to pick up a person. By means of the pivotal connection between the leaves t' and j the latter is enabled to ride over uneven ground between the rails without injury.

In the great majority of cases Where persons .are injured by cars the motorman or other operator has sufficient time to apply the brakes to partially reduce the speed of the car, and therefore the fender would always be in position to prevent injury to the person and would certainly be brought low enough to prevent the fender from passing over the 30 a connection between said lever and said brake v mechanism,iwhe'reby said fender is helj fijnor- 2 I I ggm body, thereby afi'ording greater protection than any fender now used, the latter requiring to be held quite high over the rails to prevent same from being broken by the usual obstructions presented. The height'of the end of the fender above the rails is generally from four to eight inches, which obviously permits same to pass over a body lying upon the track. My device has the advantage of being normally out of reach of slight obstructions and'being brought into proper position without requiringforethought on the part of the operator, who will invariably instinctively apply his brakesas soon as he realizes that there is danger ahead. 7

It will be understood that I do not wish to 'be limited to the particular means for on necting the fender with the brake mechanism herein shown and described, but that'any suitable connection with any kind of brake mechanism falls within the scope of my in-, Vention. 1

I claim as n1y,-invention r 1 In a car, the combination with the brakemechanism, of a fender comprising two'leaves pivotally connected together, andpivotedadi jacent their pivotal connection with each other to a rigid part; of the-car, alever on the bottom of J the car, a rod connecting one,. of

theleaves of said fender with said leverand in presence of two witnesses;

mally raised above the rails when the brakes are released and islowered to the rails by applying the brakes.

' 2. In a car, the combination with the brake mechanism, of afender comprising two leaves pivotally connected together, and pivoted adjacent their pivotal connection with each other to a rigid part of the car, said leaves extending practically at right angles to each ating said beam, connection between said 1ever and an eccentric, an arm on said eccentric, connection between said arm and an opcrating-lever, and connection between said arm and said fender, whereby the latter is thrown into position to pick up a body or object when the brakes are applied and'is held above the rails when the brakes are released. In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature LONG.

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